Sunlight Quartz Lode Claim

The Sunlight Quartz Lode Claim is a gold, lead, and silver mine located in Granite county, Montana at an elevation of 6,601 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Sunlight Quartz Lode Claim  

State:  Montana

County:  Granite

Elevation: 6,601 Feet (2,012 Meters)

Commodity: Gold, Lead, Silver

Lat, Long: 46.39028, -113.11472

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Sunlight Quartz Lode Claim MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Sunlight Quartz Lode Claim


Commodity

Primary: Gold
Primary: Lead
Primary: Silver
Secondary: Copper
Secondary: Zinc


Location

State: Montana
County: Granite
District: Princeton (South Boulder Creek) District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Owner Name: Black And White Mining Co.

Owner Name: American Exploration And Mining Co.


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Year: 1910
Discovery Method: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Flint Creek Range


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Type: R
Description: Philipsburg Batholith

Type: L
Description: Royal Stock


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Not available


Analytical Data

Analytical Data: PB - 2.21%
Analytical Data: CU - 0.1%
Analytical Data: AU - 0.14 OZ./TON
Analytical Data: ASSAY REPORT (10-5-1961): AG - 9.8 OZS/TON
Analytical Data: ZN - 5.6%


Materials

Ore: Gold


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SURFACE VALUES WOULD APPEAR TO BE LOW TO MODERATE. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Comment (Workings): OTHER CUTS ON CLAIM: ADIT #1 - 5 FT X 7 FT X 50 FT LONG (CAVED IN); OLD MINE SHAFT - 8 FT X 8 FT X 6 FT DEEP (FILLED IN WITH SLOUGH).

Comment (Geology): PHILIPSBURG BATHOLITH - FORMS A LARGE MASS. ROUGHLY ELLIPTICAL IN GROUND PLAN COVERING AN AREA APPROXIMATELY 40 SQ. MILES. THE UPPER SURFACE IS DOMELIKE AND IN MANY PLACES THE CONTACT FOLLOWS THE BEDDING

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED SECTION ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1971)

Comment (Commodity): SAMPLE CUT - 10 INCHES WIDE AND A DISTANCE OF 30 INCHES FROM NE SIDE OF WORKING #1.


References

Reference (Deposit): FS FILES

Reference (Deposit): 1961 DIREXPL USFS

Reference (Deposit): 1960 DIREXPL USFS


Principal Gold Districts of Montana

Principal Gold Districts of Montana

In Montana, 54 mining districts have each have produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold. The largest producers are Butte, Helena, Marysville, and Virginia City, each having produced more than one million ounces. Twenty seven other districts are each credited with between 100,000 and one million ounces of gold production. Read more: Principal Gold Districts of Montana.